Margaret Georgiadis

Margaret (Margo) Georgiadis is an internationally recognized executive and leader in technology and innovation. She is CEO of Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics that brings together science, technology, and self-discovery to provide consumers with valuable insights into their lives and to connect the world.

Georgiadis joined Ancestry in May 2018, most recently serving as CEO of Mattel, Inc., the global leader in play, learning, and development. Before joining Mattel, she served as President of Americas at Google, where she oversaw the company’s commercial operations and advertising sales in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. She also previously served as Google’s vice president of Global Sales Operations, leading the operations and technical teams that enabled the successful commercialization of Google’s products as well as the development of new businesses.

During her tenure at Google, she helped lead Women@Google, a global organization of over 10,000 women across 45 countries that focused on advancing women leaders and inspiring girls to pursue careers in science and technology.

Georgiadis earned a BA in economics magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was a Baker Scholar. She is a recipient of the Forbes “Excellence Award in Innovation,” the POW! Wom-genetics “Purposeful Women Award” and was named to Crain’s “Most Powerful Women in Business” and Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” lists. Her son, Andreas, is a member of the Class of 2018.